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SHEERWATER
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The club was founded in 1958, by 10/11 Colliers Wood Utd 1–0 Sheerwater
John French, and they began life as
members of the Woking & District 06/11 Badshot Lea 2–2 Sheerwater
League. After achieving Intermediate 30/10 Sheerwater 3–2 Farnham Town
status, they joined the Surrey Coun-
ty Intermediate League (Western) in 16/10 Cobham 2–2 Sheerwater
1967. The club was a founding mem- 09/10 Jersey Bulls 4–0 Sheerwater
ber of the Home Counties League in
1978,which was renamed a year later 02/10 Sheerwater 3–3 AFC Croydon Ath
to the Combined Counties League.
They are currently members of the 28/09 Sheerwater 3–1 Molesey
Combined Counties League Division 07/09 Fleet Town 2–1 Sheerwater
One.
"In The City"
The Jam played some of their early gigs Action from lasts season's RPV vs Sheerwater FA Vase game
at the clubhouse, before releasing their
breakthrough song "In The City". Paul
Weller, Bruce Foxton and Rick Buck-
ler all went to Sheerwater Secondary
School which is now called The David
Brown Secondary School and is situated
adjacent to Sheerwater Football Club.
Finished either mid-table or bottom
The club has played in the Combined
Counties League since the 2000s, al- The Jam played at the clubhouse
though they did enjoy a brief spell in the
Combined Counties in the early 1980s. The club were the victim of a cruel hoax
For most of their time in the Combined in 2007 when investment into the club
Counties1st Division, they have finished was promised but sadly not delivered.
either mid-table or bottom of the league The event could have spelt the end of the
yet survived in this league due to a lack club, but they survived into the current
of suitable replacements from Step 7. decade.